UrbanVolt’s President & CEO Kevin Maughan will explore infrastructure costs and empower port leaders to approach infrastructure for a resilient, sustainable future on day one of the AAPA Commissioners Seminar, December 7-9, 2021, in San Diego, Calif. The Commissioners Seminar is the preeminent event for convening governing board members, commissioners and port leadership from around the Western Hemisphere. The seminar offers timely ...

November was a busy month for AAPA’s Government Relations team, with the federal enactment of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, and new federal legislation in the works, as well as plans for upcoming events in San Diego and Tampa. For awareness, the current Continuing Resolution Act ...

PortVision50 is a U.S. based non-profit dedicated to assisting ports and maritime stakeholders learn more about the solutions available to ships to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) goals. AAPA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PortVision50 to support these efforts. PortVision50 is in the midst of creating a dashboard to help North American ...

AAPA is hosting an information briefing on provisions in both the newly-enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) and the Build Back Better Act that Congress is expected to take up soon. Join AAPA on Monday, November 22, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (10:00 a.m. Pacific) for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What’s In It For You? virtual briefing. To participate, contact Derek ...

Last Friday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes over $5 billion exclusively for port programs and an additional $27 billion of funds eligible to ports. Funding in this bill is spread over five years. AAPA is thankful for the hard work of lawmakers, port leaders and ...

Hear from Max Bobys, vice president of HudsonCyber, on how to protect your balance sheet and strategies for safeguarding your organization’s technology against cyber risk at the AAPA Commissioners Seminar December 7-9, 2021, in San Diego, Calif. Governing board members, commissioners and port leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere will convene for the preeminent event on timely and expert advice to be ...

As part of AAPA’s efforts to take a leadership stance in the fight against climate change, AAPA recently joined as a founding member of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition. The coalition’s mission is to accelerate the transition of waterborne transportation in the United States and Canada toward net-zero GHG emissions. “We are thrilled to have AAPA join the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition as a Founding ...

AAPA is pleased to welcome Stephanie Casella as Manager of Strategic Advocacy Communications. In this newly created position within the Government Relations Department, Casella will help to tell the stories of American seaports and advocate for policy on their behalf. Casella is a seasoned communicator, political strategist and policy analyst who has worked in the campaign, media, strategy and government affairs ...

This week, maritime leaders attended a roundtable with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to discuss maritime cybersecurity and its important role in ensuring continued operation of American supply chains. The Secretaries touted the importance of information sharing and working with trade associations representing various sectors of the maritime transportation system. They also announced ...

As Congressional Democrats continue to negotiate the contours of their budget reconciliation bill, AAPA’s Government Relations team is doing all it can to ensure funding for the port industry is included in the bill. In the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s reconciliation draft, offshore wind is listed as one of several priorities for the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). AAPA ...